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Qatar to host Persian carpet fair during 2022 World Cup: Iranian deputy minister

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An Iranian deputy minister says Qatari Emir Sheikh Tamim bin Hamad Al Thani has promised to Iranian President Ebrahim Raisi to hold a Persian carpet fair during the 2022 FIFA World Cup in Qatar.
Art

Isfahan opens Polish children photo exhibition

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The Iranian city of Isfahan has opened a photo exhibition featuring Polish refugee children who came to the city during the Second World War.
Music

Playing the Taar at Iran’s oldest religious edifice

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The “Dasht-e Majnoon” musical tableau, a work of art by Midya Farajnezhad, recounts parts of the beauties of Chogha Zanbil Ziggurat.
Art

Marmar Palace, Iran’s Museum of Art

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Marmar Palace, is one of the historical palaces of Tehran and a major tourism attraction, which was built in 1934 on an order by the then Iranian ruler Reza Shah.
Handicrafts

Artifacts returned from France to Iran on display

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A collection of 29 historical objects of the period between five thousand years ago and the Islamic era was recently returned to Iran through the efforts of the Iranian cultural counsellor in France.
Art

Iran displays historical objects repatriated from France

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Iran has put on display 29 historical objects the Ministry of Cultural Heritage, Tourism and Handicrafts says were returned to the country from France after a flurry of diplomatic contacts with Paris.
Art

Tehran museum director removed after performer dives into artistic work

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Tehran’s Museum of Contemporary Arts on Sunday hosted a performance during which an incident drew various reactions including criticism from people and authorities that caused the removal of the director of the museum from his post.
Art

Tehran art exhibition features contemporary view of nature

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Tehran’s Jaleh Art Gallery is hosting an exhibition dubbed, “Nature in the Contemporary Perspective” featuring a diverse collection of paintings.
Art

Iran hosts exhibition of compound sculptures

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The Iranian capital, Tehran, is hosting an exhibition of compound figures made of wood and terracotta.
Cinema

Day 6 of Fajr Film Festival

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On the sixth day of the Fajr Film Festival in Milad Tower, the two films of "Henas" directed by "Hossein Darabi" about the life of nuclear martyr Dariush Rezainejad and "Golden Night" directed by "Yousef Hatamikia", the son of the famous Iranian filmmaker Ebrahim Hatami Kia, were screened.
Cinema

More films screened on 5th day of Iran’s intl. Fajr Festival

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The 40th edition of Iran’s Fajr International Film Festival has entered its fifth day, with two more films going on screen at the country’s biggest cinematic event.
Lifestyle

Hamedan hosting snowman making festival

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On the occasion of the arrival of the Ten-Day Dawn, marking the anniversary of the Islamic Revolution, and the Lunar month of Rajab, with the help of Hamedan Municipality, a snowman making festival was held in the city in western Iran.
Cinema

Iran’s Farhadi loses Golden Globe race to Japan’s Hamaguchi

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The movie “Drive My Car”, directed by Japanese filmmaker Ryusuke Hamaguchi, won the Golden Globe for best non-English language film. “A Hero” directed by Asghar Farhadi was among the five nominees in the Best Motion Picture – Foreign Language category.
Theatre

Iranian director Hamid Labkhandeh passes away

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Renowned Iranian director Hamid Labkhandeh has passed away at the age of 70.
Cinema

Iran actor Payman Maadi among Sundance 2022 jury members

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Iranian actor Payman Maadi has been selected as one of the jury members in the 2022 Sundance Film Festival in the US. The film festival will take place in hybrid format from Jan. 20 to 30.
Society

“A Hero” nominated for awards in CFCA

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Iranian filmmaker Asghar Farhadi’s “A Hero” has been nominated for two awards from Chicago Film Critics Association.
Art

Color and light combination in dream palace

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A creative artist in the city of Saleh Abad, Hamadan Province, has used colorful pottery fragments to decorate the walls of a house turning it to a palace of light and color.
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Masoud Kimiai paintings exhibit draws droves of visitors

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An exhibition displaying the paintings of the famous Iranian director Masoud Kimiai has triggered huge enthusiasm among visitors.
Art

Iran Calligraphy Heritage in Malek Musuem

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The 16th session of the United Nations’ Intergovernmental Committee for the Safeguarding of Intangible Cultural Heritage in Paris has recognized the “National Program to Safeguard Traditional Art of Calligraphy in Iran” as an intangible heritage.
Cinema

Iran’s ‘Cinema Verite’ underway in Tehran

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The 15th edition of the Iran International Documentary Film Festival “Cinema Verite" is underway in the capital Tehran.
IFP Exclusive

Iran’s ‘A Hero’ nominated for Golden Globe

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Nominations for the 79th Annual Golden Globe Awards were announced on Monday, and Asghar Farhadi’s acclaimed film ‘A Hero’ is among the five nominees in the Best Motion Picture – Foreign Language category.
Photo of the Day

Closing ceremony of the 20th Festival of Ritual and Traditional Drama

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From among 285 works contesting various sections of Iran’s 20th Festival of Ritual and Traditional Drama, 96 works competed in sections of scene, field, ritual (imitation and Ta'zieh), Iranian dramas, traditional dolls, Iran’s shoots, coffeehouse and international seminar. The event lasted one week and ended on Sunday.
Cinema

Iran’s Farhadi to receive directing award at Palm Springs Film Fest

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Variety will honor two-time Academy Award-winning director Asghar Farhadi at the Palm Springs International Film Festival in January as part of the publication’s annual “10 Directors to Watch” and Creative Impact Awards brunch at the Parker Palm Springs.
Art

Handwoven Takab carpets registered by WIPO

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Iran says handwoven carpets manufactured in the city of Takab in West Azarbaijan Province have been registered by the World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO).
Cinema

Asghar Farhadi’s ‘A Hero’ to contest in 2022 Oscars

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"A Hero", written and directed by renowned Iranian filmmaker Asghar Farhadi, will contest in the best international feature film category of the 94th Academy Awards.
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